THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN PALLIATIVE CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/2077-6594.2.1.2022.258897Keywords:
spiritual accompaniment, COVID-19, patient, palliative careAbstract
The aim of the research was to find out in what form and how often a spiritual service was provided by the hospice/palliative team to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods. In this research, we applied quantitative research strategies including descriptive statistics, and to respond to postulated research questions we used a non-parametric Spearman’s correlation coefficient.
Results. The results of this research show that approximately 80% of hospice workers and palliative care workers who participated in our research provided spiritual care to patients in the following rates: always, often sometimes.
Conclusions. The results of this research showed that hospice and palliative workers did not leave patients without spiritual care. Further and very relevant research in the field of palliative care could be aimed at the level of quality of provided spiritual care.
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